ASTM F 1572 - 08 (Reapproved 2015) Standard Test Methods for Tire Performance Testing on Snow and Ice Surfaces

Current edition approved May 1, 2015. Published June 2015. Originally approved in 1994. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F1572 – 08. — 10 p.
These test methods cover the evaluation of tire performance on snow and ice surfaces utilizing passenger car or light truck vehicles. Since the tires are evaluated as part of a tire/vehicle system, the conclusions reached may not be applicable to the same tires tested on a different vehicle.
These test methods do not purport to identify every maneuver useful for determining tire performance in a winter environment.
These test methods are not meant to evaluate vehicle performance. Allowing for the variability of test results with different vehicles, these procedures have been developed and selected to evaluate relative tire-snow performance.
These test methods are suitable for research and development purposes, where tires are compared during a single series of tests. They may not be suitable for regulatory statutes or specification acceptance because the values obtained may not necessarily agree or correlate either in rank order or absolute traction performance level with those obtained under other environmental conditions on other surfaces or the same surface after additional use.